“It’s like it’s been 10 years. There’s a lot of nothingness in our life; we can’t plan a thing,” says Kelly Berresford, who owns the State Line Tavern with her husband Terry Berresford. “Our whole life was taken away from us, really. We’re just the only ones in town that can’t open. Everyone else is functioning and open, and there are no answers for us, none at all. And it’s a terrible feeling.” The Berresfords’ property, located just down the block from the East Palestine train derailment site which grabbed headlines around the world last February, has become a cleanup zone. Following the derailment, thousands of gallons of chemicals like polyvinyl, polyethylene and butyl acrylates seeped from damaged train cars into the surrounding land and waterways. Trucks and tankers have used the State Line Tavern's parking lot, Kelly says, preventing the business owners from even accessing the building some days. 🔗 Read more at the link in bio. 🖊 nickoloffoff 📸 billionairemayor #eastpal...